Collocations for recollection - noun
ADJ.
clear, distinct, vivid | dim, faint, hazy, vague | earliest | sudden | painful | personal
VERB + RECOLLECTION
have (no)
I have only a vague recollection of sunshine and sand. | I have absolutely no recollection of the incident.
I have only a vague recollection of sunshine and sand. | I have absolutely no recollection of the incident.
bring back
The place brought back painful recollections.
The place brought back painful recollections.
chuckle at/in, laugh at, smile at/in | shudder at
PREP.
in ~
She stared at him in sudden recollection.
She stared at him in sudden recollection.
~ from
recollections from Eliot''s own life
recollections from Eliot''s own life
PHRASES
to the best of your recollection
To the best of my recollection (= if I remember correctly), he was not there that day.
To the best of my recollection (= if I remember correctly), he was not there that day.